Flight crew captures footage of windiest region on Earth

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Research planes have flown above Cape Farewell in Greenland for the first time - the windiest region on Earth.

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[xTheOxx]

You'd think you could tell us where the region is...

[newscientistvideo]

This vid is mostly to accompany the linked article, which is why there's so little to it. But what the heck: the place shown is Cape Farewell (yes...) in Greenland. Wind speeds there hit 20 metres per second (gale force) for 16% of the year.

[vitruvian8807]

You know what's insane? Those people who fly into hurricanes in order to study them.

[TheyCallMeMrHappy]

are you sure it is not just a photo of you blathering on by the sea somewhere?

[xTheOxx]

@TheyCallMeMrHappy

As has been pointed out elsewhere in the comments (and you would have noticed if you could READ), the info wasn't there when I posted my original message over two years ago. They added it after I commented, so you're welcome.

But anyways, thank you for being a vigilant comment police with an irreproachable sense of timing.

[TheyCallMeMrHappy]

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Research planes have flown above Cape Farewell in Greenland for the first time - the windiest region on Earth.

read much?

[Yefatbastard]

wind.. lol.

[tjv323]

you guys know we can't see wind right?

[xTheOxx]

@jparizon2It wasn't when I posted this... two years ago.

[jparizon2]

Cape Farewell. Greenland. It's in the description.

[TheGrimHamster]

thats devon in the winter..

[mugwamp4]

i fucking hate wind

[OGdank13]

throw some turbines up there